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CityCouncil | 2021-12-07 | 14 | 626 exemption happen that data will show the problem and not anecdotal; Council needs to identify a problem and that other options have been considered; expressed concern for minimum recalls; stated that he would like to propose having a maximum, minimum recall to ensure pedestrians are not inconvenienced; stated the maximum minimum should be in place during business hours; noted lights have been staying red for pedestrians and green for cars for 20 to 30 seconds; stated the lights should not be shortened at the other end; should the City give a Leading Pedestrian Interval (LPI) of 7 seconds, it makes sense to give cars 7 seconds at the end however, the idea of chopping things off at the end, providing pedestrians less time to walk through commercial districts; adding the amendments will address comments provided by speakers Trepanier and Huffstader. The Public Works Director stated the school zones are defined as having a 600 foot buffer are typically painted yellow crossings. In response to Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry, the Public Works Director stated that she understands the recommendation to add additional intersections one half mile approaching the commercial districts and one quarter mile from all City parks. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether amending the CC zones from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. is understood, to which the Public Works Director responded in the affirmative; noted the decisions are policy driven and the staff recommendation is to balance the need to serve transit signal priority which causes trade-off in maximizing transit signal priority; Council may provide direction to staff to adjust the hours. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether any of the proposed recommendations have been posed in the Interagency Liaison Committee (ILC) for either Councilmembers Daysog or Knox White. Councilmember Knox White responded that ILC has not met since the proposal has been put together; noted an article on beg buttons had been published recently with extensive quotes from the Alameda County (AC) Transit Director; the quotes included problems with blind implementation of transit improvements related to big buttons along corridors; ILC is aware of the issue, and the decision will be policy based; the delays are calculated in seconds, not minutes. Councilmember Daysog stated AC Transit has mentioned concerns about things that slow down the time for busses as they go through major commercial areas; he is unsure whether the reference made was for proposed pedestrian safety features; expressed support for the staff recommendation and for proposed recommendations made by Councilmember Knox White; questioned whether staff feels as though they can make professional judgements to the implications of the proposed recommendations; stated there have been many proposed changes; expressed support for taking time to evaluate the changes; stated page 9 of the presentation showed emission levels; inquired the baseline used for the increase measurements. The Public Works Director responded the number represents a delta; stated the number is a change between the recall, the proposed operations; the signal is providing a walk signal regardless of whether a pedestrian is present; the action leads to an unnecessary length of time; the proposed timing is demand based and a walk signal will only activate should the button be pressed; the amount shown is the difference between the two approaches. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council December 7, 2021 | CityCouncil/2021-12-07.pdf |